The Benefits of Micro-Creatures

Most patients don’t know the benefits of bacterias, more than 90%of the cells in our bodies are bacteria. The human digestive tract houses a huge variety of bacteria, up to 1,000 kinds, although most human bacteria live in our digestive tract (from the esophagus to the anus), there are also bacteria living in the mouth, nose, in and around reproductive organs, urinary tract, and all over the skin. The appendix is pact  with bacteria waiting to be sent to the intestines when needed. About 100 billion live on the skin,10 billion in the mouth, more than one quadtrillion are excreted in the feces each day. An adult intestine contains about 2 to 4 pounds of bacteria. Micro-creatures contribute so much to the body. Biologists say that its dificult to tell where the body ends and the micro-creatures begin. Thousands of different species of bacteria and other impotant micro-creatures live inside us, found in numerous combinations and compositions as unique as fingerprints.

What we eat and our health status effects the amount and type of various bacteria in the gut. In turn these various bacterias affect our heath. Bacteria have a special kinship with each other, working together, coordinating activeites. In laboratoies they are separated into single cultures, but in nature they are found in diverse communities. Divvying up duties from food manufacturing to garbage disposal to public defense. There are unique neighborhoods of species within the same community. Two teeth in the same mouth ,for example, can host different bacterial species.

For ages the medical establishment has been doing battle with bacteria and viruses, blaming them for various diseases but during the last decade, scientists have began to alter their thinking. One immunoligist said this shift ‘’is not dissimilar philosophically from the recognition that the earth is not the center of the solar system’’these microbes are symbiotic with us ,naturally living with us and positively influencing our lives.they keep our body functioning, affect how much energy we absorb from food, prime the immune system, induce production of certain immune system cells, and play other rolls in metabolic processes. Metabolic genes in bacteria complement the human genome,I ncluding ones that brake down dietary fiber, amino acids, or drugs, and others that produce methane or vitamins.. Certain viruses are important too, even helping us to be less susceptible to certain sick bacteria.

Let us look at terms for substances providing or promoting healthful bacteria and some fungi in the body (probiotic, prebiotic, and symbiotic are sbstances that provide this). Probiotics are live microbial food ingredients that bebefit our health probiotic (favorable to life) contrasts with antibiotic (against life) regarding microorganisms.prebiotics (before life) are food for probiotics indigested portions of food we eat (fermentable fibers and sugars) that remain in our intestines for awhile provide nourishment for microflora and help them grow, thrive, and function. When fermented in the intestiness, prebiotics increase the number of healthful bacteria, allowing them to do their beneficial activities. Substances. that are symbiotic means a food or supplement containing a prebiotic and probiotic, creates a healthy population of friendly bacteria and can be promoted and sustained by consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grainss, nuts, legumes, fermented foods, and even organic meats without hormones and pesticides are also hejpful.